The best documentaries of 2009

15 documentaries from 2009, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. This Is It Score 65.8 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 81% · Metascore 67 · Music, Documentary
  2. The Cove Score 64.1 · IMDb 8.4 · Tomatometer 95% · Metascore 84
  3. Capitalism: A Love Story Score 56.5 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 74% · Metascore 61
  4. Collapse Score 50.3 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 83% · Metascore 71
  5. Best Worst Movie Score 49.1 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 94% · Metascore 61
  6. The September Issue Score 48.3 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 83% · Metascore 69
  7. Good Hair Score 47.6 · IMDb 6.9 · Tomatometer 94% · Metascore 72
  8. The Yes Men Fix the World Score 47.0 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 75% · Metascore 71
  9. When You're Strange Score 45.8 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 60% · Metascore 55
  10. Winnebago Man Score 44.6 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 90% · Metascore 71